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1861-1877
untitled poem
Features the refrain: Will my father come again?
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10 October 1861
Williams, Joseph D., fl. 1861
General Orders, No. 350
About the allocation of pay for volunteers' families.
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7 November 1861
General Orders, No. 382
Outlines the procedure for enlistment.
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23 October 1863
Exceution of Dr. David Wright
Summary of several newspaper articles on a man who supposedly shot a Yankee Lieutenant
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Recollections of Members of the Twenty-First
The twenty-first remembers the what happened with Dr. David Wright.
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11 July 1913
to Charles Burpee
He writes that he was not on guard the night that Dr. David Wright may have tried to escape.
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10 July 1913
Baldium, J.B., fl. 1913
Hewrites that he encloses a brief account of his time working in the jail at Norfolk, VA.
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19 November 1863
Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864
to unknown
Extract from a letter about the excecution of Dr. David Wright.
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Copy of 360.
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William Stone Hubbell
Biography of William Stone Hubbell, an officer in the twenty-first
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14 September 1863
Naglee, H.M., fl. 1863
Permission granted to Mrs. Adeline Burpee and daughter to come to Fort Monroe
Official permission from the head quarters of the military governor.
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10 October 1863
Johnston, Geo. H., fl. 1863
General Orders, No. 11
Procedure for officer of Volunteers wishing to resign.
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17 November 1863
Burdick, C.M., fl. 1863
Receipt for Thomas F. Burpee
For the cost of shirts. He paid $6.00.
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Budget sheet or scratch paper used for accounting
Shows total expenditures per month including clothing, rations, and servants.
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27 August 1862
receipt for train ticket
To freight from Hartford
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28 March 1877
Sunny, C., fl. 1877
to Blanche Kelso Bruce
writes that he will be happy to see him at the Department to discuss the matter,
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14 May 1878
endorses M. Ferguson as one of the Commissioners to be appointed
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7 December 1878
Freed, N.D., fl. 1878
in regard to a reduction in the force and class of mail service.
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16 January 1878
Henderson, W.S., fl. 1878
writes that he prefers the office of collector of customs to that of district attorney
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1 January 1878
Kriger, fl. 1878
Miss Kriger's Compliments and Regrets
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5 January 1878
Thomas, Anna W., fl. 1878
asks him to speak to the Secretary about their protection.
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28 November 1878
Jackie, fl. 1878
wants to a reserve a place for his friends to work.
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27 February 1878
Spellman, James J., fl. 1877-1880
a resignation letter. he is quitting to be a diplomat instead.
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25 October 1877
Reo, James, fl. 1877
letter of recommendation for James Leeman for the position of route agent.
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1875
Hawkesworth, M., fl. 1877
wishes to get an apprenticeship in the printing or binding division
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14 March 1877
Huntington, C.S., fl. 1877
heard that there is a movement to replace J. Alexander as post master. asks Bruce to interfere.
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10 April 1877
Ames, A., fl. 1877
My Dear Rhodes
Ames writes that the petition he is sending is "good enough to secure half a dozen such appointments" and that Rhodes should put his fate in the hands of General Milis
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20 January 1878
Henderson, Ambrose, fl. 1877
writing to inform him of N.G. Henderson's appointment as Collector of Customs and now awaited confirmation.
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18 April 1878
Hunt, Thomas W., fl. 1877-1879
they have been dispatched to the president, urging the appointment of Compton as auditor.
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17 March 1878
Hicks, Wilson, fl. 1877
asks him for a copy of the oath of A.G Mayer.
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3 December 1878
Hunt, S.P., fl. 1877
asks for the appointment of local post master.
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5 April 1878
Korris, A.B., fl. 1877
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21 March 1878
Hall, W.B., fl. 1877
asks him to secure an appointment for him in an office of his choosing.
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8 March 1880
Ferrer, S., fl. 1877
introducing M.L Brady
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10 December 1878
Sullivan, C. A., fl. 1878
asks him to get him some appointment if possible.
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2 December 1878
Tindall, R.M., fl. 1879
congratulates him on his marriage and expresses interest in the Hong Kong consulate
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15 May 1878
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16 March 1878
request that Bruce will continue their subscription for the Penn Monthly.
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22 March 1878
Stewart, J. Ross, fl. 1878
"Please inform me if the place is secured."
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2 February 1878
now that he has accepted the position of collector of customs, he waiting the arrival of the oath. requests that Bruce speed things up so he can begin as possible.
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25 February 1878
Hazelwood, J.N., fl. 1878
writes that he received the package and will distribute the seed and report it to the commissoner.
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7 February 1878
to James Hill
begs for an appointment of some kind. says he has already contacted Bruce.
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28 January 1878
refers to a copy of "The Eulogies..."
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19 January 1878
Honey, James N., fl. 1878
Requests the Report of Bouthwell's committee appointed to investigate the Clinton Riot. (Sen. George S. Boutwell headed a committee to investigate orchestrated violence against African-American voters in Mississippi during the election of 1875.)...
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16 October 1879
Hardy, W.H., fl. 1878
hopes that Judge Leachman gets the appointment. upset over the way the Judge has been treated.
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2 March 1878
Simmons, J.J., fl. 1878
discusses the Cincinnatti Commercial, a democratic, but conservative newspaper. includes formal acknowledgement of receipt of paper.
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8 March 1878
Kern, H.C., fl. 1878
serves as an introduction for C.D. Frost
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20 March 1878
Voight, Ward, fl. 1878
requests the surveys of Nebraska, California, Dakota, New Mexico and Texas.
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21 December 1878
Vashon, S.P., fl. 1876-1878
asks Bruce for his help in securing a position.
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informing him that the comptroller died shortly before one.
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